Iha language

Iha (Matta, Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken by the Mbaham-Matta people (primarily Matta) of the Bomberai Peninsula in West Papua Province, Indonesia. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.

Phonology

• Marginal phonemes are in parentheses.

• /i a/ can also have allophones [ɪ ə].

Pronouns

Flassy and Animung (1992) list the following pronouns for Iha.

References